We had yellow jacket nesting under the eaves of our playset. Others were in the ground in the garden. Will this prevent both types from nesting?
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this thing didn't scare off any flying insects from building high rises in our yard, right next to it..waste of money, 'fraid to say..we finally contacted local mosquito yard control and they sprayed and we found dead wasps, yellow jackets, spiders everywhere - it was awesome! we got our yard back!! good luck to you
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For our area this product only worked for the yellow jackets. We still have many ground bees. Sure did slow down the population of yellow jackets.
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I bought this mid-Summer. It does NOT keep wasps/bees away. They still buzz around the area. I did read that the idea is to keep queens from nesting near the device, I guess I will find out next summer.
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Google it for your particular area. Here in So OR, recommendation was to put up in late fall. That way there's lots of time for potential occupants to check it out for Spring nesting, and might provide winter shelter as well. I put mine up in Nov, but it's in an area that's good for owls but that I can't watch really well. It's March now, and I don't think it has any residents yet.
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We have ours covered by a tarp...the directions say you have to cover it during the rains. Our chickens are not in ours right now because of bear problems...but so far so good. We have the bottom of the frame resting on cinderblock To protect it from rot.
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I tried it twice on a yellow jacket nest (in house soffit). I treated in late afternoon rather than at night, so not all the yellow jackets were in the nest. Returning yellow jackets were hesitant to go into the nest, but eventually did and the nest is still active. So I would say this product is NOT effective at killing yellow jackets. But yellow jackets are wasps, not bees, so there may be a difference there.
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We use ours outside under a 5' eave overhang along with the other type as described in my review. The do not get rained on or wet if that is your question. The combination is quite effective at getting rid of the bats and their droppings off our decks. We do however take them in each winter. Hope this helps.
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No it does not it is simple plexiglass. I have not had a bird nest yet so I cannot say whether they will be scared or not.
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Prevue usually has a suggested cover along with the cages they sell online. You would need to remove this cover during the day so your bird could access the playtop, and the edges of the front would probably flare open, leaving your bird(s) vulnerable to drafts during the night. I would agree with Sunny about contacting Prevue to see what their recommendation is.
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If at all possible hang it away from your deck. I have mine hung on a clothesline and is about 20 ft from my deck. That way it draws them away from your deck. If I were you early in the am or later at nite I would use like a shelac and spray all over that nest so they can't get out and then carefully remove it.
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Yes, that is the whole point of the clear plexi back on this. My grandmother has had nests in hers for the past two years... I think in winter the birds may even get a bit of extra warmth from the window. Can easily be taken apart to clean between seasons.
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It seems to be woking for me. I have a wooden glider and the birds would sit on the top and their droppings would cover the top and fall through to the seats. I hung one owl from the canopy. It swings in the breeze and the colors are quite reflective as it does. It works pretty good.
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Yes, put it in an area that you don't want wasps to build a nest and they will go elsewhere. It won't keep them away from the entire yard, it will keep them away from the immediate area where it is hung. I hang mine on both porches and under the picnic umbrella. I work at a private school and recently put them in our Day Care Storage Sheds!! I have all types of wasps and it has worked. It is so simple just a piece of cloth that looks like a nest but trust me it works at my house!
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If the location has the necessary electrical access available and is kept protected from the elements it should be fine. Please also note any such item should be protected from roughhousing people, animals and small rodents which may think it is a good nesting site!
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some of mine came attached to very small twigs...I wired those to branches. The other ones I set in clay flower pots in protected areas. I also kept some in the house and made a super easy, but really nice screen cookie tin cage: http://butterflysocietyofva.org/raising_cats.html. It was a lot of fun watching them hatch and letting them go outside. Good luck!
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There is glass on the backside and you can see in very clearly. Sadly, we've had ours on the window in two different locations for about a month and a half and have had no tenants. Think the birdies feel they would be too close to the humans. There is a nest under our patio about 6 feet away and many in the birdhouses in the trees.
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No, I don't believe they are but I've noticed that the yellow jackets tend to go over to my other feeder more (and it has bee guards). The feeding holes in this Diamond feeder are much smaller than other feeders and possibly don't attract the bees/yellow jackets as much. And the ease of cleaning the Diamond feeder is wonderful!
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absolutely NOT . I just have a little plastic OWL sitting close -must work, no birdsNO BUGS - but I do sprinkle SEVEN DUST over my plants - especially tomatoes. you can buy at LOWES HOME DEPOT ETC. this is ano bugs, but I always sprinkle SEVEN DUST over my plants - expecially tomatoes. SEVEN IS NOT HARMFUL
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The bird spike sections are "springy" so if you have any edges you can tension mount the sections, whole or cut, between the edges. I used them that way under eaves, and then have performed well.